Finally did a triathlon!

[shaulis]

Congratulations on accomplishing a goal you set for yourself.

[Swimmboy]

Good job - congratulations!

[SwimTeamSpeedo]

Aren't they a blast... so happy for you! And I like that you stayed in your swim brief... so few of us "old school" triathletes left. When I started, racing in your swimsuit was the norm... now I find we are a rare, but great exception.

Where was your race and what were the distances? Did you wear a wet suit on the swim?

Celebrate fellow Triathlete...

[epicinspeedo]

Thanks for the warm words!

The event was actually two races...first a one mile, open water swim. then the Aquathlon, a 2 KM run , a 1/2 mile swim, then a 2K run. The water was 77 degrees, so a wetsuit did not seem necessary.

I guess there were three other guys out of 50 who did the mile swim in a speedo. No one did the aquathlon in a speedo, except me.

I tried on tri-suits, but I swim all the time in a brief, and I just don't like how the tri suit fits...plus tri suits are expensive!

I do understand how triathlons become addictive, it was a fast two hours once it was all said and done!

[Torchwatch]

Was there no bike ride section, with normal swim briefs you would have felt the saddle after a while.

Well done for completing the event, whatever it was, and showing it could be done in swim briefs.

When I finished my first triathlon my brother forgot where he had parked the car, I remember walking around Canterbury city walls in a sweaty tri-suit with a space blanket over my shoulders looking for his yellow beach buggy.

[epicinspeedo]

I have two triathlon briefs. They have a bit of padding, but I'd imagine the real concern would be chafing on the inside of the upper thigh where legs may rub on the bike seat. I have not yet ventured out on a bike ride in a brief to see how it would go.

Nothing like wandering around exhausted in a sweaty tri suit looking for a car!

[Torchwatch]

Try a little lubricant on the saddle before the race, Vaseline (petroleum jelly) might do it. Applying it to your body won't work as it will wash off during the swim section.